Example sentences of "[noun prp] stood at a " in BNC.

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1 It had been announced on Feb. 4 that food supplies in Russia stood at a critical level , with stocks about to run out within 20-40 days .
2 In the early evening of 25 August 1944 , a few hours after he had arrived in liberated Paris , de Gaulle stood at a window of the Hôtel de Ville and acknowledged the cheers of thousands of Parisians gathered down below .
3 It was argued that Britain stood at a historic point ; a new urban future was at hand .
4 Mother Francis stood at a window and watched little Eve go down the long avenue of the convent out to Sunday lunch on her own with the Hogans .
5 Emma stood at a loss .
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